481 results for: Home and Family
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Harish Bharti and family in doorway of their home, May 24, 1990
Harish Bharti is a Seattle trial lawyer who practiced law in India before joining the Seattle firm of Felix, Zimmar and Smith in 1994. Bharti prosecuted the famous 2001 class action lawsuit against McDonald's, on behalf of vegetarians and Hindus, for the fast-food chain's inclusion of beef flavoring in their french fries. As of 2019, Bharti Law Group in Seattle…
ID Number:2000.107.021.16.01
Date:1990
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Harish Bharti and family in front of their home, May 24, 1990
Harish Bharti is a Seattle trial lawyer who practiced law in India before joining the Seattle firm of Felix, Zimmar and Smith in 1994. Bharti prosecuted the famous 2001 class action lawsuit against McDonald's, on behalf of vegetarians and Hindus, for their inclusion of beef flavoring in their french fries. As of 2019, Bharti Law Group in Seattle focuses on…
ID Number:2000.107.021.16.02
Date:1990
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Fred Brown holding son Terik during lunch at home, Seattle, July 1979
Fred "Downtown Freddie Brown" Brown (b. 1948), had just finished his senior year at the University of Iowa when he was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1971 NBA draft. He went on to play 13 seasons with the Sonics before retiring in 1984. Two years later the Sonics retired his number (32). The Sonics' 41-year run in Seattle…
ID Number:2000.107.028.05.01
Date:1979
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Kenneth Callahan and his wife Beth with paintings, Seattle, March 19, 1973
Painter and muralist Kenneth Callahan (1905-1986) was one of the defining artists of the "Northwest School," an art movement which combined natural elements of the Puget Sound area with traditional Asian aesthetics to create a novel and distinct regional style.Here, Callahan stands with his wife Beth and a group of his paintings. Judging by its date, the image is likely…
ID Number:2000.107.030.30.03
Date:1973
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Hin Chanrotha marching in procession at his wedding, Seattle, June 30, 1989
For some young Cambodian refugees and their families in the U.S., having a traditional Cambodian wedding helped keep them connected to the culture of the war-torn homeland they left behind in the mid-1970s and 1980s. For Khung Sokunthea of Seattle and her groom, Hin Chanrotha of Sterling, VA, this meant a marriage arranged by their families and a daylong wedding…
ID Number:2000.107.031.02.07
Date:1989
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Alexander Chau, left, welcomes his family from Vietnam, Seattle, July 16, 1977
After the Vietnam War ended in April 1975 with the fall of South Vietnam to North Vietnamese communist forces, many thousands of people from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos fled violence and persecution in their home countries and sought refuge in the United States and elsewhere. This image shows the Chau family in Seattle. From left: son Alexander, daughter Le Phuong,…
ID Number:2000.107.034.29.01
Date:1977
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Chow family at home, Seattle, 1956
Ping and Ruby Chow were prominent members of Seattle’s Chinese American community for many years. Edward Shui "Ping" Chow (1916-2011) was born in Guangzhou, China. Ping trained as a singer and became a Cantonese opera star. Ruby Chow (1920-2008) was born in Seattle and grew up in what was then Chinatown (now the International District). While traveling with his troupe,…
ID Number:2000.107.036.21.04
Date:1956
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Fred and Dorothy Cordova at home, Seattle, November 11, 1963
Dorothy (Laigo) Cordova (b. 1932) and Frederic Pilar “Fred” Cordova (1931-2013), both second-generation Filipino Americans, met and married in Seattle, where they devoted their lives to their family, to championing social justice issues, preserving Filipino American history, and empowering youth. In 1957, the couple founded the Filipino Youth Activities of Seattle (FYA) to engage young people in activities that instilled…
ID Number:2000.107.041.21.04
Date:1963
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William & Sue Cumming at home, May 1971
William Cumming (1917-2010) was a painter and a member of the Northwest School of artists. A figurative painter, Cumming was more interested in conveying a sense of bodies in motion rather than capturing realistic details. His paintings make extensive use of outline and pattern to define shapes and spaces, and the faces of his figures are often obscured or featureless.…
ID Number:2000.107.043.38.01
Date:1971
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William & Sue Cumming looking at art work in home studio, May 1971
William Cumming (1917-2010) was a painter and a member of the Northwest School of artists. A figurative painter, Cumming was more interested in conveying a sense of bodies in motion rather than capturing realistic details. His paintings make extensive use of outline and pattern to define shapes and spaces, and the faces of his figures are often obscured or featureless.…
ID Number:2000.107.043.38.02
Date:1971